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        !            18: .NH 1
        !            19: Overview
        !            20: .PP
        !            21: The line printer system supports:
        !            22: .IP \(bu 3
        !            23: multiple printers,
        !            24: .IP \(bu 3
        !            25: multiple spooling queues,
        !            26: .IP \(bu 3
        !            27: both local and remote
        !            28: printers, and
        !            29: .IP \(bu 3
        !            30: printers attached via serial lines that require
        !            31: line initialization such as the baud rate.
        !            32: .LP
        !            33: Raster output devices
        !            34: such as a Varian or Versatec, and laser printers such as an Imagen,
        !            35: are also supported by the line printer system.
        !            36: .PP
        !            37: The line printer system consists mainly of the
        !            38: following files and commands:
        !            39: .DS
        !            40: .TS
        !            41: l l.
        !            42: /etc/printcap  printer configuration and capability data base
        !            43: /usr/lib/lpd   line printer daemon, does all the real work
        !            44: /usr/ucb/lpr   program to enter a job in a printer queue
        !            45: /usr/ucb/lpq   spooling queue examination program
        !            46: /usr/ucb/lprm  program to delete jobs from a queue
        !            47: /etc/lpc       program to administer printers and spooling queues
        !            48: /dev/printer   socket on which lpd listens
        !            49: .TE
        !            50: .DE
        !            51: The file /etc/printcap is a master data base describing line
        !            52: printers directly attached to a machine and, also, printers
        !            53: accessible across a network. The manual page entry
        !            54: .IR printcap (5)
        !            55: provides the authoritative definition of
        !            56: the format of this data base, as well as
        !            57: specifying default values for important items
        !            58: such as the directory in which spooling is performed.
        !            59: This document introduces some of the
        !            60: information that may be placed
        !            61: .IR printcap .

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